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Sebastian Navarro
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 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: aerobics+ambient music=help! |
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Hi
I hope someone could help me on this one!!
The thing is that Iīve been called to mix for a 8 days aerobic-dancing
gig in a studio set. No problem. Itīll be 3 female models as
intructors and I going to use 3 headset mics to cover then. also a
group of dancers will be behind following their steps.
The real problem is that the director have insisted that music has
to be ON all the time, because the dancers have to follow their steps
with the music otherwise they could get lost. so.... is a real dilema
because: first the studio is huge!!! lot of reberb so Iīm worried that
the music could get over the talentīs voices. Second, Fortunally every
routine is going to be done in a multicamera setup so the music is
going to be continuos from begining to end of each take, so it could
be replaced and mixed later in post . The thing I was wondering how
could I do to avoid the music to go in the performerīs mics as much
as possible. I understand that these mics are ideal for this gigs,
speacially because they are very close to the talentīs mouth so
everything else remains behind in terms of vocal presence. I have
control of the studioīs playback mixer so i could tweak I bit some
frecuencies that are less prone to reverberation( lows and mids)?? any
suggestion ???
thanks and greetings
sebastian |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:05 am Post subject: Re: aerobics+ambient music=help! |
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Bleed into the head-set mics is inevitable. Short of using earwigs,
there is no way to stop this.
You may find that its not as much as you fear, but it will be there no
matter what.
OTOH, as long as they lay in the tracks used during the performance it
may not matter much.
A couple of things-
-Run the music tracks (L & R) to a camera or your recorder. This way
post has tracks in sync.
-If you can find cardiod head-sets, use those.
-For Play-back, roll-off pretty much all of the music and just use the
'thump' of the bass. This way you get timing and track lengths, even
if no one can hear much of the actual music.
Then in post they can roll-off the low end on the mics and lay in
clean music. |
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Richard Crowley
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:53 am Post subject: Re: aerobics+ambient music=help! |
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"Sebastian Navarro" wrote...
| Quote: | I hope someone could help me on this one!!
The thing is that Iīve been called to mix for a 8 days aerobic-dancing
gig in a studio set. No problem. Itīll be 3 female models as
intructors and I going to use 3 headset mics to cover then. also a
group of dancers will be behind following their steps.
The real problem is that the director have insisted that music has
to be ON all the time, because the dancers have to follow their steps
with the music otherwise they could get lost. so.... is a real dilema
because: first the studio is huge!!! lot of reberb so Iīm worried that
the music could get over the talentīs voices.
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How big is the "group of dancers"?
Wireless earwigs within the budget? |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: aerobics+ambient music=help! |
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well I'd almost handle this like a music video - use TC'd playback so
that every take matches. I can't image a 8 workout video shoot. I've
done some larger budget ones and they are always 1-2 days. 1-2 takes
per day. the trainers do their thing all the time and will pretty much
nail it first time. they won't have the energy for a 3rd take.
there will be some bleed into the mics, but it really isn't the end of
the world as long as you have a video locked playback so that in post,
the music will match back correctly.
comteks or earwigs to talent is another option too |
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